Teaching Profession
Dive into data and perspectives on teacher salaries, benefits, unions, evaluations, workload, and morale
See also: Salaries & Benefits, Job Satisfaction, New Teachers, Teacher Diversity, Unions, Teacher Evaluations
The State of Teaching, 2026 Edition
New national data on the teaching profession, vivid reporting from classrooms, and resources to help support this essential profession.
Special Report
Taking Care of Teachers
This report looks at the many ways stressors related to COVID-19 and racial inequities have affected the teacher workforce, strategies for self-care, and how school leaders and districts can help protect their teachers’ social and emotional well-being through the continued uncertainty.
Special Report
Social-Emotional Learning 2017
This special collection explores methods for avoiding burnout, reducing stress, and teaching cultural responsiveness.
Special Report
Helping New Teachers Thrive
This special report explores the challenges new teachers face, and what schools of education, districts, and other organizations are doing to help them succeed.
- Teaching Profession Webinar Evaluation Beyond the Checkbox: Turning Ratings Into Teacher GrowthSponsorThis content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.Ratings alone don’t help teachers improve. Join us Nov. 10 to hear what happens after the evaluation: feedback, follow-up, and growth.
Teaching Profession Q&A Why Young Students Make New Teachers Sick, and How to Protect YourselfAn infectious disease expert explains the risk of common viruses and best practices for prevention.
Teaching Profession Managing Teacher Attendance: Tips for Education LeadersA short guide can help you think through the complexities of teacher absenteeism.
Teaching Profession The Data on Teacher Absenteeism Can Be Misleading. Here's What to KnowPartly due to leave policies, a third of teachers miss 10+ days of school per year. Can districts curb the absences?
Teaching Profession Opinion No, Self-Directed Learning Doesn't Make Teachers ObsoleteWhen students own their own learning, professional expertise becomes more important.
Teaching Profession Opinion ‘Can I Go to the Bathroom?’: How Even Teachers' Smallest Judgment Calls Add UpTeaching is a constant exercise in emotional triage.
Teaching Profession Q&A What Teacher Shortages Really Say About the ProfessionIn the new book, Ending Teacher Shortages, researcher Tuan Nguyen highlights need to move from magic bullets to a more stable workforce.
Teaching Profession What the Research Says How the U.S. Teaching Profession Compares to Global PeersNew data from OECD show global trends in teacher staffing and workloads.
Teaching Profession What the Research Says States Roll Back Pay Incentives for Teachers in High-Need AreasA new national study finds less differentiated pay for science fields, high-risk student groups.
Teaching Profession Opinion ‘Those Who Can’t, Teach’? Debunking the Biggest Misconceptions About TeachingTeachers are a lot more than just the human version of Google.
Teaching Profession How Schools Can Help Support Postpartum TeachersIn an industry that provides little to no paid leave for parents, maternal mental health is a real concern.
Teaching Profession Skills Change Fast in CTE. Can Teachers Keep Up?As career education expands, teachers often are still left to find industry training on their own.
Teaching Profession Disciplined for Charlie Kirk Posts, These Teachers Fought Back—And WonSeveral of them won settlements. But the legal line for punishing teachers over speech remains murky and contested.
Teaching Profession The American Federation of Teachers Has Outlined its Latest Priorities. See the ListThe second-largest teachers' union has made membership inroads among charter and independent schools.
Teaching Profession What Were the Funniest Stories of the School Year? We Asked EducatorsIn what other job do you hear about lost boogers and polio shirts, and hold a memorial for Gerald the fly?
